Monthly Archives: June, 2014

Sprint signs LTE roaming deals with a dozen rural operators

Following up on plans announced earlier this year, Sprint today said it has signed LTE roaming agreements with a dozen rural operators. The deals...

Level 3 to buy TW Telecom in $5.7 billion deal

Telecom consolidation continues, with Level 3 (LVLT) announcing plans to buy TW Telecom (TWTC) in a $5.7 billion cash and stock deal that will...

American Tower bets a billion on Brazil

American Tower is expanding in Brazil, adding roughly 4,600 towers to the 7,200 towers it already has in that country. The company is buying...

Ipoque, Napatech collaborate with Dell in security case study

Ipoque and Napatech worked with Dell on a recent product launch for network visibility and security company Lancope, and the details of the collaboration were included in...

Feds have invested $1.6 billion in mobile workforce, study says

A new study from public-private partnership Mobile Work Exchange has found that the U.S. federal government invested $1.6 billion in mobilizing its workforce since...

Amazon smartphone expected (RCR Mobile Minute)

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Amazon is expected to bring a new dimension to the smartphone market this week with...

AT&T warns of potential account hack tied to device unlocking request

AT&T recently sent a letter to some of its customers warning that their account security may have been breached by one of the carrier’s...

EC, South Korea to work towards common 5G standard

The race towards the next evolution of mobile technology received a boost today as the European Commission and South Korea announced plans to work...

HetNet News: Small cell industry awards, Amtrak RFP

Small Cell Industry Awards The Small Cell Forum announced the Small Cell Industry Awards for 2014 as part of last week's Small Cells World Summit...

Reader Forum: Giving subscribers a choice – the key to mobile video monetization

Managed mobile video has been tried before (Verizon Vcast, anyone?) without much consumer interest.

Report: T-Mobile US gains $2B break-up fee, to keep brand, management in Sprint deal

While official word is still forthcoming, the rumors surrounding a possible Sprint offer to acquire T-Mobile US continue to swirl. The latest round from CNBC...

SevOne launches appliance for log data analytics

Performance monitoring company SevOne has launched what it says is the industry's first appliance for log data analytics. The SevOne Performance Log Appliance is designed to...

Worst of the Week: The need for numbers

Unfortunately, for those of us not so gifted, PowerPoint’s remain a struggle to insert interesting information into a digital format that sucks the interest out of just about any non-animation information.

Test & Measurement: First 5G models; T-Mobile adds app testing for handsets

 Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless News looks...

Project management key to low-risk wireless network decommissioning

With wireless operators continuing to focus their network building and operating resources towards LTE-based services, the need to free up both financial and spectrum...

Rubio introduces Wireless Innovation Act, spurs reallocation of gov’t spectrum

The wireless industry’s thirst for spectrum remains a challenge for the federal government, which following years of apparent inactivity, is set to unleash more...

Who is the mobile worker? (Video)

Who is the mobile worker? TOA Technologies defines the mobile worker as the person who interfaces with the customer in a broadband deployment --...

SDN could change the telecom landscape

SDN holds a great deal of disruptive potential in the telecom space.

Software: CenturyLink to sponsor NFV demo; Alcatel-Lucent expands NFV program

Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations...

Cell Tower News: Warrant for tower data; worker injured, but OK

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. Tower climber injured, but OK This past...

Anritsu Webinar: PIM Testing DAS – Which frequency band should I use?

Neutral host Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) operate over a wide frequency range in order to accommodate as many users as possible. The antennas and...

Big Data & Analytics: Measuring QoE at the World Cup

--Telefonica Global Solutions deployed Mobileum's RoamFix for Customer Experience Management to monitor subscriber experience during this year's FIFA World Cup. Mobileum said that more than...

Verizon invests in RF inspection for rooftop antennas

Verizon Wireless says it has spent roughly $4.2 million to measure RF levels at its 5,000 rooftop antenna sites. The carrier's initiative came in...

Wireless charging comes to Starbucks (RCR Mobile Minute)

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Powermat has reportedly won a mega-deal with Starbucks that will eventually put the wireless charging...

Carriers connect billing and customer care with social media

Carriers have recognized social media as a marketing channel for years, but now software companies are helping them connect billing systems and customer care...
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